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WAVE mentor training planned locally

The Women Achieving Their Vision Through Excellence Project is a new nonprofit organization with a vision of assisting and supporting women in Oklahoma that are stressed and struggling.

Oklahoma is ranked as the third hardest place in North America for girls to grow up. Wage inequity, poverty, teen pregnancy, family responsibility and insufficient education or job skills are just a few of the many challenges that prevent the women and girls of Oklahoma from achieving equality and economic self-sufficiency.

In January, The WAVE Project aims to improve these troubling trends by introducing a mentor/mentee matching support and training program. The WAVE Project encourages, equips and empowers women to improve their lives and achieve their vision through personal mentoring relationships.

Compassionate, mature volunteer mentors are needed to further the mission of encouraging and empowering women in Oklahoma that are stressed and struggling. To learn more, attend the WAVE Project’s Basic Mentor Training from 7-9 p.m. on Jan. 11, and Advanced Mentor Training from 9 to 11 a.m. Jan. 12 at the Hilton Garden Inn.

Pam Morrison, M. Div., D. Min., an addiction recovery minister at The Healing House in Kansas City, leads both sessions.

Admission is free. Each attendee receives a complimentary Mentor Training Handbook. For reservations, contact Amanda Faught at 918-286-8763 or email admin@waveproj.org. For more information, visit www.waveproj.org.